Comments on: Painting Pal http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/ Pastels and Watercolor Tue, 24 May 2011 02:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sara http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Sara Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:40:27 +0000 http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/#comment-114 Thank-You Nathalie for all of your suggestions. I will definitely try the first two. I do have an old sheet I use for a "drop cloth", but your carpet piece sounds like a much better idea! thanks for all of the suggestions!!! Thank-You Nathalie for all of your suggestions. I will definitely try the first two. I do have an old sheet I use for a “drop cloth”, but your carpet piece sounds like a much better idea! thanks for all of the suggestions!!!

]]> By: Nathalie http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Nathalie Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:15:44 +0000 http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/#comment-111 Hi Sara- I'm so impressed with your blog. I just found it today, so haven't gotten to know you yet :-) Regarding your dog getting into your pastel dust... I have had pretty good luck keeping pastel dust contained with several lines of defense. The first is that I put a strip of 1" wide (or wider) artists or masking tape under my piece that I'm working on, and just stick the bottom part of the tape, so the top is loose and sticking out from the paper. This piece to tape runs the width of my paper. This sticky little tape shelf catches a lot of pastel dust. When I'm done with my piece, or just want a fresh piece of tape, I take the whole board that my paper is taped to outside to remove the tape, which I try to carefully remove over a garbage can, then just crumple up the tape. I also use a piece of waxed paper or aluminum foil to make another shelf to catch falling pastel dust. I put this one under the board between the board and easel tray. I make this piece stick out a couple of inches, and then curve it up to catch whatever falls. It sometimes catches the falling pastel pieces when I slip up and drop them. My third level of defense is a little carpet sample piece that I keep right in front of the easel. Any extra dust settles into the carpet, which I vacume (we have a hepa vacume, which seems ok), or when I'm really on the ball, I take it outside to shake it out. It's just a little 2'x3' cheapy carpet sample square from the fabric store, so when it gets too grungy I won't feel too bad about replacing it. I can't tell you how many pastels that little carpet piece has saved from shattering. Hope this helps! Hi Sara-
I’m so impressed with your blog. I just found it today, so haven’t gotten to know you yet :-) Regarding your dog getting into your pastel dust… I have had pretty good luck keeping pastel dust contained with several lines of defense. The first is that I put a strip of 1″ wide (or wider) artists or masking tape under my piece that I’m working on, and just stick the bottom part of the tape, so the top is loose and sticking out from the paper. This piece to tape runs the width of my paper. This sticky little tape shelf catches a lot of pastel dust. When I’m done with my piece, or just want a fresh piece of tape, I take the whole board that my paper is taped to outside to remove the tape, which I try to carefully remove over a garbage can, then just crumple up the tape. I also use a piece of waxed paper or aluminum foil to make another shelf to catch falling pastel dust. I put this one under the board between the board and easel tray. I make this piece stick out a couple of inches, and then curve it up to catch whatever falls. It sometimes catches the falling pastel pieces when I slip up and drop them. My third level of defense is a little carpet sample piece that I keep right in front of the easel. Any extra dust settles into the carpet, which I vacume (we have a hepa vacume, which seems ok), or when I’m really on the ball, I take it outside to shake it out. It’s just a little 2′x3′ cheapy carpet sample square from the fabric store, so when it gets too grungy I won’t feel too bad about replacing it. I can’t tell you how many pastels that little carpet piece has saved from shattering. Hope this helps!

]]> By: Sara http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Sara Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:17:00 +0000 http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/#comment-78 Thank-You Catherine. I am feeling better. We even went out today and sketched some at a local campground, "Aguirre Springs" It was a beautiful day and we were just under the organ mountains. (We live in Las Cruces, NM) It was a good day:) Thank-You Catherine.

I am feeling better. We even went out today and sketched some at a local campground, “Aguirre Springs” It was a beautiful day and we were just under the organ mountains. (We live in Las Cruces, NM) It was a good day:)

]]> By: Catherine http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Catherine Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:43:44 +0000 http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/#comment-77 I hope that you feel better now, Sara. I hope that you feel better now, Sara.

]]> By: Sara http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Sara Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:43:18 +0000 http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/#comment-73 Heather, she is very sweet. I'm worried about the pastel dust though. She wants to be near me and walks right through it etc. I need to get an air purifier that would at least help things. She forces me to take breaks though, which is a good thing! Heather,

she is very sweet. I’m worried about the pastel dust though. She wants to be near me and walks right through it etc. I need to get an air purifier that would at least help things. She forces me to take breaks though, which is a good thing!

]]> By: Sara http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Sara Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:40:27 +0000 http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/#comment-72 Thank-You Kim, So, are yours the hairless ones or the powderpuffs?Callie was supposed to be a "tea-cup" I really think that by trying to get these dogs so very tiny, that they are breeding in bad things. Plus, I think she was from a Puppy mill. I'm still trying to figure out how to get these people at least checked out. I don't have an address for them. They do have a website though. any thoughts? Thank-You Kim,

So, are yours the hairless ones or the powderpuffs?Callie was supposed to be a “tea-cup” I really think that by trying to get these dogs so very tiny, that they are breeding in bad things. Plus, I think she was from a Puppy mill. I’m still trying to figure out how to get these people at least checked out. I don’t have an address for them. They do have a website though. any thoughts?

]]> By: Heather http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Heather Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:20:24 +0000 http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/#comment-70 What a sweet baby! If you find out how to keep animals out of the art studio. someone please tell me, because with the Real BAD! Kitty who is now 4 years old, Mr. Wiggles who thinks he is a 120# lap dog and the little puppy Oz, who thinks he is a 5.5# watchdog...I'm going crazy! Just trying to keep the pet hair out of my work, let alone the studio...makes me nuts! I'm glad you guys kept her too...we had a little fur person who had a neurological disorder too and she lived 12 years that were happy and wonderful. Special needs animals can be the most loving animals on the planet. :) They are also here to teach us how to get up, get on, and get over it...in our human lives. Love to you all. What a sweet baby! If you find out how to keep animals out of the art studio. someone please tell me, because with the Real BAD! Kitty who is now 4 years old, Mr. Wiggles who thinks he is a 120# lap dog and the little puppy Oz, who thinks he is a 5.5# watchdog…I’m going crazy! Just trying to keep the pet hair out of my work, let alone the studio…makes me nuts! I’m glad you guys kept her too…we had a little fur person who had a neurological disorder too and she lived 12 years that were happy and wonderful. Special needs animals can be the most loving animals on the planet. :) They are also here to teach us how to get up, get on, and get over it…in our human lives. Love to you all.

]]> By: Kim http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Kim Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:09:40 +0000 http://www.saramathewson.com/2008/02/27/painting-pal/#comment-69 Callie is such a cutie. I absolutely LOVE Chinese Cresteds - I have 3. Callie is such a cutie. I absolutely LOVE Chinese Cresteds – I have 3.

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